TYPE C: INSTITUTIONAL POLICY OR GOVERNANCE
C-2 University Academic Calendar Committee
Principles for the Development of the Academic Calendar
Member E-mail Address Book (comma delimited)
Chair: John R. Allison Vice Chair: Holly A. Williams Chair Elect: Kenneth M. Ralls
Member E-mail Address Book (semi-colon delimited)
2006-2007 Annual Report
FUNCTION: To make recommendations to the Faculty Council and to the president concerning the University academic calendar. The University Academic Calendar Committee1 will review the Principles for the Development of the Academic Calendar each year. If changes are needed, the committee will submit a recommendation to the Faculty Council in time for consideration at the council’s April meeting. If no changes are needed, the committee will confirm in its annual report that it reviewed the principles and recommended no changes.
COMPOSITION: Four members of the General Faculty, two staff members, one graduate student, and two undergraduate students. Student members shall be appointed by the president in the fall from panels of names submitted by the appropriate student governing bodies and shall include one representative from Student Government, one from the Senate of College Councils, and one from the Graduate Student Assembly. Every year the chair of the Faculty Council shall appoint two members of the Faculty Council for one-year terms as members of the committee. The committee shall elect its own chair and vice chair, who shall be members of the General Faculty. A representative of the Office of the Registrar shall serve as administrative adviser without vote.2
1Name change proposal (D 5769) approved by the president on December 14, 2007.
2 Function and Composition updates approved by the Faculty Council on April 16, 2007, and transmitted to the president for approval on April 17, 2007. In a letter dated May 3, 2007, the president asked Provost Leslie for written recommendations. In a letter to President Powers dated August 1, 2007, Provost Leslie recommended approval. Final approval received from the president on September 18, 2007. See D 5314-5315 and D 5320-5321.
Members, 2007-2008: Allison, John R. 2006-2008 professor, information, risk, and operations management Brown, Susan K. 2007-2009 assistant dean, pharmacy Ralls, Kenneth M. 2007-2009 professor, mechanical engineering Williams, Holly A. 2006-2008 associate professor, theatre and dance
Faculty Council Appointees: Pomeroy, Elizabeth C. 2007-2008 professor, social work Shapiro, Paul R. 2007-2008 professor, astronomy
Two Staff: Sanchez, Cynthia M. 2007-2009 senior administrative associate, president's office Vera, Lisa A. 2006-2008 senior administrative associate, liberal arts
Three Students: Ogden-Davis, Joshua 2007-2008 Student Government representative Rajagopalan, Keshav 2007-2008 Student Government representative Runnels, Kurstin 2007-2008 Graduate Student Assembly representative
Administrative Adviser: Allen, Michael D. ex officio associate registrar
